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Old 14-10-2020, 05:35 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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T wrote:
Hi All,

I am suppose to put a bit of mulch over my over
winter onions to protect them from the elements.

I have pine needles and peat moss. Does both qualify?


i wouldn't use peat moss at all. pine needles
will probably be ok. you can remove some or all
of them after the weather warms up again.

around here the ground freezes enough to only
leave plants outside that will survive the cold. if
they can't survive we eat them and save some for
spring to replant.

the garlic i grow can freeze completely and
do just fine. it's acclimated to the cold here as
it has been around for over 100yrs.

i have some small onion sprouts that may not
survive but we'll see what happens to them as i'm
not going to lift them or mulch them. maybe some
will get selected for those that can survive the
cold. snow cover can act as a good insulator but
most winters here haven't had all that much snow
the past several years.


songbird